1. Why do you think that Jesus told so many parables?
2. How does the parable of the rich man and Lazarus impact you if you see yourself as the rich man?
3. What would increased compassion and decreased attachment to possessions change in your discipleship life?
4. "If we don't respond to the poor and needy in our world we will end up with the rich man in Hades." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why or why not?
5. "What the parable attacks is…wealth that does not SEE poverty and suffering…Lazarus is still at the gate." Who are the people at your gate that Jesus wants you to see?
